Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Loving Spirit

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Theresa

The Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 3 of 5 stars Spanning the years from 1830 to 1930, “The Loving Spirit” portrays the life of a shipbuilding family in Cornwall. Janet Coombe has longings to sail the sea … Continue reading →

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Gentian Hill

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Theresa

Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gentian Hill combines legend with history, real characters with fictional, and seascapes with farmland. Set in England in late 18th to early 19th century, this novel gave me a … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth is Missing

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Theresa

Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4.5 stars Maud is 81 years old and suffering from dementia. Her friend Elizabeth is missing, and no one will believe her, or help Maud to find her. … Continue reading →

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The Bird in the Tree

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Theresa

The Bird in the Tree by Elizabeth Goudge My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this book, and the entire ‘Eliot Heritage’ trilogy! Elizabeth Goudge writes so convincingly and yet non-offensively. As she has been a favorite author of … Continue reading →

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Secrets of a Charmed Life

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Theresa

Emmy, a young teenager living in London, loves to draw. She loves looking in shop windows at beautiful wedding dresses, and so she especially loves to draw wedding dresses. Emmy spends hours designing beautiful white lacey, frothy creations that she … Continue reading →

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A Star for Mrs. Blake

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Theresa

“In 1929, Congress enacted legislation that authorized the secretary of war to arrange for pilgrimages to the European cemeteries ‘by mothers and widows of members of military and naval forces of the United States who died in the service at … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Theresa

Wishing everyone a happy Easter holiday and time to enjoy a good book! I am not sure how much time I will have this Easter weekend to read, but hope to burn the midnight oil Easter Sunday evening. Easter is … Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Guide to Life

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Theresa

The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman by Lori Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lots of lessons here, and information not only on the books Austen wrote but on her own life. At … Continue reading →

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